Chapter 394: The Chinese Threat Theory
White House, Washington, USA.
Roosevelt paced back and forth in the president's office with a copy of the latest report on China's military strength and industrial capacity. Although the United States had entered the war, Roosevelt's main focus was on China. In his opinion, the most threatening force to the United States now is the dormant tiger of China, which makes it difficult for him to sleep and eat at all times.
The size of the nearly 5 million army is 20 times that of the United States before it entered the war. It is now that the United States is already carrying out large-scale military mobilization, but the number is enough to reach this number. At least all of the Chinese troops are veterans with more than two years of military experience, and veterans of more than four years account for eighty percent.
Coupled with the fact that China's military equipment is extremely opaque, no one knows how strong China's military strength really is. Fifteen years ago, the Anglo-French forces and Japan could be defeated, and five years ago the huge armored forces of the Soviet Union could be disabled, and now it will definitely be stronger. Roosevelt was 100% sure of this, because he had been analyzing the character of the emperor of the East for many years. His tough methods, iron-blooded foreign policy, and only a strong army are his greatest confidence.
The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor forced Roosevelt to enter the war, but his target was not Japan, and although Japan now occupied most of the Pacific Ocean, he was not worried. Japan has already shown its decline, and now Japan has no offensive strength, as evidenced by Australia. If Japan still has a strong force, then Australia's current situation will definitely not be divided into two worlds.
When the American industry and economy turned to wartime, a great force erupted. This was very comforting to Roosevelt. But it was this that Roosevelt was worried, because China's industrial capacity was much more powerful than that of the Soviet Union. He came to the conclusion that it is definitely not weaker than the United States. The reason is very simple, many weapons and equipment of the Axis countries are now supported by China. Dozens or even hundreds of planes arrive in Europe every day, helping Germany build a naval fleet that can fight hard with the allies in Europe, and it has a huge naval fleet of its own. The strength that China has exposed in previous wars and recently has proved the strength of China's industrial capacity.
It is no wonder that Japan does not dare to provoke China, and there is such a country as a neighbor. It's a very sad thing indeed. Roosevelt put himself in Japan's shoes. He will also choose to do it to the United States.
As Roosevelt paced back and forth, Truman walked in.
"Your Excellency, did you call me for something?"
"We still can't avoid declaring war, and that's for the United States. It's the worst thing. Roosevelt sighed. before he spoke.
Truman and Roosevelt shared the same concerns. Through Roosevelt's words, he also immediately thought of the crux of the matter.
"Are you worried about China?"
"Yes, China must be dragged into the water as soon as possible. Don't expect him to be our ally. That's absolutely impossible. Roosevelt never expected China to be able to get together with the United States, and economic mutual benefit was possible, but the situation in the world, coupled with the relationship between China and Germany, made it impossible for the United States and China to come together.
Truman nodded, he also agreed with this statement, "You can't let China pick up the cheap behind your back, the Chinese have an old saying, 'snipe and clam compete for fishermen to profit', and China has this idea." So we can't let them get their way, we have to take measures. ”
"That's what I said, but now who dares to provoke China and let China take action?" Roosevelt shook his head, now the whole world is taking care of itself, and whoever dares to set up such a powerful enemy, even the current United States does not dare.
"It is not necessary for people to provoke China to join the war, we just need to keep exaggerating the threat of China, and let the media continue to exaggerate China's military strength, causing a huge pressure on the world." When Truman said this, his voice suddenly changed, and he said: "But, Your Excellency, if China is allowed to join the war at present, who will resist it?" ”
"This...!" Roosevelt was momentarily overwhelmed by Truman's question, not knowing what to say.
The current situation in the world was unfavorable to the Allies, and although the United States mainland and Hawaii were not occupied by Japan, the rest of the Pacific was already occupied by Japan. In East Asia, except for Western Burma, which has not yet fallen into the hands of Japan due to the barrier of China, all other places are in the hands of Japan.
The situation in Europe and Africa was also very unfavorable for the Allies, and the Soviet Union, although it had stabilized its front, was also resisting in Moscow. But in a short period of time, there is no ability to attack, the defense is just right, and the offense is insufficient.
Britain also has no ability to counterattack the European continent at present, and can only hold on to its own one-third of an acre.
North Africa has joined the African battlefield due to the landing of American soldiers, and no one can help anyone at present.
In general, the situation was unfavorable to the Allies, but it was now able to maintain a certain balance. Once China enters the war, it will inevitably upset this balance. This was fatal enough for the Allies.
Just as Roosevelt said just now, it is impossible for China to help the Allies, nor can it stand with the Allies. But in Truman's view, will China necessarily stand with the Axis powers? There are no absolutes in the world, who can say clearly.
"Although China used to be very unhappy with Britain and France, it hated Japan even more. If it weren't for Germany in the middle, I'm afraid China would never have supported Japan. And the relationship between Japan and China is not very good, you must be clear that when Japan was defeated, China directly tried more than 100,000 Japanese. It scraped Japan's international prestige to a new level, and also took back Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, and forcibly leased Jeju Island. I don't believe that Japan does not hold a grudge against China, but this resentment is hidden as China's strength continues to rise. Truman thought more, he was very concerned about the changes in the relationship between China and Japan, and he firmly believed that sooner or later China and Japan would fight again. And that day is not too far away.
"What do you mean is to detonate Japan's resentment against China, draw Japan over, and take action against China." Roosevelt soon understood the hidden meaning of Truman's words, but he also had many questions: "Whether or not this will succeed, if we do so, we will face reproach from Congress and the people." There has to be a very reasonable argument to convince the parliament and the people. ”
"In my opinion, things are much simpler inside of us. The only problem is how to get Japan to do something to China, and this is the biggest problem. Truman thought for a moment and said.
"I have to think about this matter, but at present, we still need to talk about the Chinese threat, so that the whole world can be wary of the dormant tiger in the East." Roosevelt nodded.
No matter what we do in the future, we must speak out about China's threat at present, and we must not let China sit firmly in the Diaoyutai again.
Now that the decision has been made, the United States, which has shifted to wartime control, has also exploded with great efficiency. A number of government-controlled media outlets, newspapers and newspapers have published a number of reports.
According to a high-ranking official in China who did not want to be named, after more than ten years of development, the current industrial capacity of the Chinese Empire has steadily surpassed that of the United States, and its economic strength is much higher than that of the United States. It's just that China has always pretended to be a pig and eaten a tiger, and has not released the correct data. The following are the original words of this high-ranking official: Under the wise leadership of His Majesty the Emperor, our empire has exploded with strong development potential among the whole people, driven by a steady stream of new technologies......"
According to the latest report on China's military strength, it can be inferred that China currently has more than 6 million naval, army, and air forces, including 4.5 million land forces, nearly 1 million navy, and 500,000 air force units. At present, the most powerful battleship in the world is China's first, and China also has the largest number of aircraft carriers in the world, according to secret sources, the mother China has at least eight capital battleships of more than 50,000 tons, and more than 20 large aircraft carriers. As we all know, the Chinese Air Force is the fastest in the world, and its combat aircraft are also the most powerful. With so many aircraft carriers, how much combat power can China burst out? According to the current situation of war, it can completely sweep across the whole of Asia. If the national strength of the world is further depleted, China may even sweep half the world. ”
"In this world-wide war, China has always played an extremely insidious role. From the facts, it can be clearly seen that China sold weapons not only to the Axis but also to the Allies. Its purpose is to consume the war power of the white world and achieve its ulterior purpose. When the whole world is exhausted, China will come out to pick up the bargain. All member states of the Axis and the Allies must be vigilant that there is still a tiger lurking in the East. ”
"According to the latest intelligence, China is currently conducting large-scale military exercises, whether this is a sign that China is going to take action. At present, the whole world is in a mess, and once China joins either side, it may bring great changes to the world situation. And China's attitude is also intriguing, no one knows which side China will support? Maybe no one in China supports it! ”
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All of a sudden, many world media began to turn around and began to report on the situation in China. This is the first time that such a situation has occurred since the beginning of the war.
And these reports have also brought a huge storm of public opinion to the world. Regardless of whether what these media say is true or false, there are still many people who believe that there is no wind and no waves, and there is always a reason for what happened.
The voices of these media have opened the box of world public opinion. There are those who agree with these reports, and there are those who oppose them.
But whether it agrees or disagrees, the eyes of the whole world are focused on China. They all want to see how China reacts to this matter, whether it comes out to refute the rumors or acquiesce.
And this is also the purpose of the United States, so that everyone's eyes are focused on China. (To be continued.) )